ScanTek Manual

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 Scanning

 After starting and  configurating  ScanTek, we can start to scan.

 1. Place the desired object you want to scan on the scanner

 2. Define the  maximum size  of the scanning or preview frame for further
    operation

 3. Size the   Preview Window  as large as you want it to

 4. Set the desired scanning mode

    · Click the <Scan Mode>-Button until your desired scanning mode appears.
    · Click the <Options>-Button to change the parameters of the current scan
      mode. Each scan mode has an Options Window. Even if the options window
      look similar, the options of each scanning mode are independent from
      another.

 5. Getting a preview picture

    · Click the <Preview>-Button in the  Main Control Window  or select the menu
      item >Project/Preview<.
    · The scanner starts to scan a preview picture and displays it in the
      Preview Window.
    · The preview picture will be shown dependent on the chosen scan mode.

        scan mode  |  normal preview | Cybergraphix, onepass and color
                   |  mode           | preview
      -----------------------------------------------------------------
               red |  red            | red
              grey |  grey           | grey
              blue |  blue           | blue
             green |  green          | green
             color |  grey           | color
          halftone |  halftone       | halftone
       black&white |  black&white    | black&white
                   |                 |

    · The size of the preview picture depends on the size of the Preview Window.
    · During the scan the  Scanner Access Window  is open and shows the scanning status.

 6. Modify the  color look-up curves  with the  Look-Up Control Window 
    and go back to step 5.

 7. Set the scanning frame in the Preview Window

    · Press the left mouse button, hold it and move the mouse until the
      scanning frame is as large as you want it.
    · The dimensions of the image defined by the scanning frame are shown in
      the Scanning Frame Box. These figures are only approximate.
    · There is no real limitation of the scanning frame. If you choose a very
      small scanning frame then the scanned image may not look good in rare
      cases. Seize your scanning frame bigger and you will be happy again.
    · To achieve a high correspondance between the scanning frame contents and
      the scanned image you should tag the parameter "accurate coordinates" in
      the  Scanning Misc Window. 

 8. Set the scanning resolution

    · Move the <Resolution>-Slider to the desired resolution setting.
      (dpi = dots per inch). A high dpi value leads to more dots scanned per
      inch and to a larger scanned image. Take care of the moiree effect as
      described in  Trouble Shooting .
      Try to set resolution values that are integer parts of your scanners
      physical resolution. This leads to better scanning results.

 9. Start the scanning process

    · Click the <Scan>-Button in the Main Control Window or select the
      menu item >Project/Scan<.
    · You will get a file requester, where you can define the file name for
      the image to scan.
    · During the scan the Scanner Access Window is open and shows the scanning
      status.
    · The scanned image will be written as uncompressed IFF File with either
      1, 8 or 24 bit color depth.
    · If your <Scan Buffer> is smaller than the picture to scan, then
      ScanTek will use temp files for saving. The scanning process will be
      divided into several scanning accesses until the image is completely
      scanned.

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